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Prosody and Fluent Reading. Heather Allison Jessica Shortridge. Are you tired of your child reading poorly?. Then try these techniques. Repeated Reading. Text segmenting. Auditory Modeling. Better?.
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Prosody and Fluent Reading Heather Allison Jessica Shortridge
Reading fluency is often a neglected goal of elementary classrooms, but if these techniques were put into practice readers would reap the benefits!
Actresses: • Kendall • Sandy
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